Puthanpurayil Bhagavathi Temple

Puthanpurayil Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi located in Chembra village in Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry on the Malabar Coast of India. The temple serves as a local place of worship and community gathering point for residents of Chembra and surrounding areas. It features traditional Kerala-style architecture and is known for annual Theyyam and Kaliyattam rituals that reflect the religious traditions of northern Kerala and the Mahe region.

Visitors can expect a modest Kerala-style temple complex with a sanctum dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi, tiled roofs, an open courtyard and lamp structures typical of the region. The temple is set in a quiet residential and semi-rural area of Chembra. Visitors can observe daily prayers, offerings and oil lamps, and during the festival season, Theyyam ritual performances, decorated premises and gatherings of devotees from nearby villages.

The temple is a centre for Shakti worship in the Chembra area of Mahe, reflecting the Bhagavathi traditions of the Malabar region. It plays a role in local religious life through daily worship and annual Theyyam and Kaliyattam festivals, which are traditional ritual art forms of northern Kerala involving dance, music and elaborate costumes to honour the goddess and associated deities.